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21 07 - 2026

18:07

Avesta Mam Yahya, a member of the Iraqi Parliament's Investment Committee. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Iraqi Lawmaker Says 21 Corruption Cases Filed Against National Investment Commission

17:45

Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton. (Photo: American media)

U.S. Identifies Soldier Killed in Incident at Erbil Air Base

16:58

A yellow taxicabs and a pedestrian navigating street traffic in Damascus, Syria. (Photo: SOHR)

Syrian Rights Monitor Raises Alarm Over Hidden Camera Campaigns Targeting Syrian Transport Workers

16:45

Iraqi Security Forces Foil Drone Manufacturing Plot in Baghdad, Arrest Three

16:04

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (L), and Liu Jun, Consul General of the People's Republic of China in the Kurdistan Region (R). (Photo: KRG)

Prime Minister Barzani, Chinese Consul General Stress Need to Reactivate Kurdistan Parliament

15:40

GFF Secretary General Al Rumaihi. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Gulf Football Federation Approves Duhok to Host Gulf Super Cup

15:11

Zendaya poses for photographers upon arrival at the photo call for the film 'The Odyssey' on Sunday, July 5, 2026, in London. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)

Zendaya's Ancient Kurdish Jewelry Sparks Global Heritage Debate

14:46

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, R, Radu Butum, Head of the European Union Liaison Office in Erbil, July 21, 2026. (Kurdistan24)

Prime Minister Barzani Receives EU Office Head in Erbil as Diplomatic Mission Concludes

14:30

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (R) and outgoing UK's Consul General in Erbil Andrew Bizley (L). (Photo: KRG)

UK Reaffirms Support for Kurdistan Region During Consul General's Farewell Meeting

14:13

Photo shows Ali Bag canyon, Soran Independent Administration. (Photo: Archive)

KRG Water Project Poised to Transform Life in 18 Villages of Khalifan District

13:50

A white eggplant cultivated in Erbil. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Erbil Researchers Successfully Cultivate White Eggplants for First Time

13:48

A missile being launched from an undisclosed location towards US targets in the Gulf, on July 20, 2026. (AFP via IRGC)

Iranian Missiles and Drones Target Jordan, Bahrain as Regional Conflict Widens

13:27

This AI-generated photo shows a taxi driver with a passenger. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Sulaimani Completes Preparations for New Taximeter System Ahead of KRG Approval

13:00

U.S. Sailors and Marines conduct live-hoist training with an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter. (Photo: DVIDS)

Nearly 100 U.S. Troops Injured in Iranian Strikes Across Middle East

12:08

Gregory D. LoGerfo, Coordinator and Ambassador-at-Large for Counterterrorism. (Photo/Graphics: Kurdistan24)

LoGerfo Tells Kurdistan24 Peshmerga Remain Key Partners in Counterterrorism Fight

11:51

Kurdistan Region Health Minister Saman Barzinji, speaking to reporters at Hewa Hospital, in Sulaimani, on July 21, 2026. (Kurdistan24)

KRG Allocates Billions of Dinars to Strengthen Cancer Care, Health Minister Says

10:49

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Chris Wright: New U.S.-Iraq Deals Extend From Kurdistan Region to Southern Iraq

09:35

An Iranian flag flying behind a US Marine during a verification boarding aboard M/T Wen Yao in the Gulf of Oman, on July 16, 2026. (AFP)

Iran Targets U.S. Military Installations in Gulf, Warns of More Powerful Attacks

08:29

U.S. service members aboard amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) support flight operations day and night from the Arabian Sea, July 20, 2026. (CENTCOM)

U.S. Launches New Strikes on Iranian Military Targets, CENTCOM Says

20 07 - 2026

23:11

A tourism project in Duhok. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

$7 Million Tourism Project Opens in Duhok as KRG Pushes Investment Drive

22:00

Oil tankers sit at anchor offshore in the Strait of Hormuz. (Photo: AP)

Ship Struck Near UAE Coast, UK Maritime Agency Says

20:35

U.S. President Donald Trump. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)

Trump Vows Iran Will Pay 'Many Times Over' After U.S. Troops Killed in Jordan

18:55

Lebanese army soldiers inspect the site of an explosion that targeted their vehicle in the southern Lebanese area of al Mansouri near Tyre on July 18, 2026. (Photo: AFP)

Lebanese Army Begins Security Deployment in Southern Villages Under US-Backed Framework

18:00

Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani (left) and Andy Burnham, the new Prime Minister of the UK. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan Region President Congratulates UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham, Pledges Stronger Ties

16:39

PM Barzani Congratulates Andy Burnham on Becoming UK Prime Minister

PM Barzani Congratulates Andy Burnham on Becoming UK Prime Minister

16:10

President Barzani Backs Inaugural Hejar Mukriyani Congress in Germany

15:44

Mohammed Baqer Qalibaf, Iran's Parliament Speaker. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Iran's Qalibaf Says Tehran Sees Through 'American Games' as Tensions Deepen

15:06

KRG Expands Gashanawa Project With 150 Million Dinar Support for SMEs

14:45

Khalil al-Hayya, Hamas's newly elected politburo chief. (Photo: AFP)

Hamas Elects Khalil al-Hayya as New Political Chief

14:01

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Iran Says Multiple Agreements to Be Signed During Iraqi PM Zaidi's Tehran Visit

13:45

A picture taken on November 10, 2019, shows an Iranian flag in Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant. (AFP)

Iran Urges IAEA to Condemn U.S. Strike on Darkhovin Nuclear Plant

12:37

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to reporters before departing from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on July 19, 2026. (AFP)

Rubio Says U.S. Service Member's Death in the Kurdistan Region Was an 'Accident'

12:15

Photo shows archeologists at a historical site. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Restoration Campaign Across Duhok Highlights Kurdistan's Growing Archaeological Ambitions

10:56

Kurdish farmers inspect wheat growing in their land. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

20 Kurdish Farmers Face Trial Over Land Dispute in Khurmatu

10:13

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP)

Oil Climbs Above $90 as U.S.-Iran Conflict Deepens, Raising Global Supply Concerns

09:53

US Marines conducting a verification boarding aboard M/T Wen Yao in the Gulf of Oman, on July 16, 2026. (AFP)

Iran Claims Strikes on U.S. Bases in Kuwait and Jordan as Fighting Intensifies Across Gulf

09:32

U.S. President Donald Trump. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Trump Says U.S. Hitting Iran 'Very Hard' to Honor Fallen American Troops

08:30

A U.S. Air Force F-35A stealth fighter jet is refueled over the Middle East. (Photo: CENTCOM)

CENTCOM Concludes Ninth Consecutive Night of Strikes on Iran

19 07 - 2026

22:47

CENTCOM Mourns Fallen Troops in Kurdistan Region and Jordan

21:51

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi (L) and Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (R). (Photo: Iraqi PM's Office)

Iraq, Qatar Stress Diplomacy as Key to Resolving Regional Crises

21:09

Prominent Kurdish politician Hoshyar Zebari. (Photo: Zebari's X)

Kurdish Politician Zebari: Iraqi PM's US Trip Marks New Chapter in Washington-Baghdad Ties

20:29

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) met with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (R) in Washington on Jul, 19, 2026. (Photo: @SecRubio / X)

Rubio Praises Lebanon's Efforts to Disarm Hezbollah in Washington Talks

18:51

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (L), and Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein (R). (Photo: INA)

Iran's FM Tells his Iraqi Counterpart, Ties Between Tehran and Baghdad Are 'Strategic and Deep'

17:47

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Iranian FM: Strait of Hormuz is Tehran's 'Real Atomic Bomb'

16:56

Mohammed Shukri, chairman of the Kurdistan Regional Government's Investment Board. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Foreign Investment in Kurdistan Region Continues to Grow, Investment Board Chief Says

16:13

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) boat allegedly taking part in an operation to seize ships attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz, on Apr. 21, 2026. (AFP)

Iran's Revolutionary Guard Says It Targeted Two Ships in Strait of Hormuz

15:18

A U.S. Air Force fighter pilot performs pre-flight checks on an F-16 fighter jet, on July 17, 2026. (Photo: CENTCOM)

Iran Says U.S. Struck Nuclear Plant as Gulf Tensions Escalate

13:39

L-R: official Coats of Arms of Palestinian Authority and Syrian Foreign Ministry. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Syria, Palestinian Authority Join Regional Condemnation of Iranian Attacks on Kurdistan Region

13:22

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Prime Minister Barzani Urges Swift Formation of New KRG Cabinet, Warns Against Targeting Kurdistan Region

12:31

Iraqi, Qatari, and Syrian officials, joined by a U.S. representative, attend the MoU signing ceremony. (Photo: SANA)

Iraq, Syria Move to Restore Strategic Kirkuk-Baniyas Oil Pipeline

11:35

Locally produced onion. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan Exports Onions Internationally for First Time, Marking Agricultural Milestone

10:47

Photo shows a treatment facility at the Emergency Rapid Water Supply project. (Photo: KRG)

KRG Expands Water Infrastructure as Ninth Cabinet Advances Long-Term Water Security

10:23

A luxury SUV is loaded onto a tow truck during an overnight raid by Iraq's Federal Commission of Integrity at the Bab Baghdad residential complex. (Eyewitnesses' Social Media)

Iraqi Integrity Commission Seizes Luxury Cars, Properties in Expanding Anti-Corruption Campaign

10:18

Photo shows the AUK campus. (Photo: Islam Hiro - Kurdistan24)

AUK Launches New Master's Program in Artificial Intelligence

09:22

An aerial view of the Water Project in Barzan area. (Photo: KRG)

Prime Minister Barzani Inaugurates Major Water Project Serving 53 Villages

09:00

U.S. President Donald Trump. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Trump Says He 'Couldn't Care Less' After Iran Abandons U.S. Memorandum

08:28

A plume of black smoke and flames billowing over the town of Mangaf, south of Kuwait City, on July 18, 2026. (AFP)

Iran Says It Struck Two U.S. Bases in Kuwait as Conflict Spreads Across Gulf

01:25

CENTCOM Seal (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

US Launches Fresh Strikes Against Iran at 6 p.m. Friday, Retaliating for Jordan Deaths and Hormuz attacks

18 07 - 2026

23:32

The U.S. Department of State building, Washington DC, USA, Dec. 7, 2024. (Photo: AP)

U.S. State Department Issues Worldwide Security Alert Amid Rising Middle East Tensions

23:20

Transport and Communications Ministry spokesperson Dilan Rashad, speaking to Kurdistan24, on July 18, 2026. (Kurdistan24)

KRG to Launch Taxi Meter Pilot Program in Erbil and Sulaimani

22:24

KRG: Federal Government Supplying Daily LPG to Kurdistan Region Until Khor Mor Gas Production Resumes

20:43

The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) headquarters, located at MacDill Air Force Base (AFB) in Tampa, Florida. (Photo: CENTCOM)

CENTCOM: Two U.S. Service Members Killed Defending Against Iranian Missile, Drone Attack in Jordan

20:05

Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's Supreme Leader. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Mojtaba Khamenei Accuses U.S. of Breaking Agreements, Urges Iranians to Preserve National Unity

19:20

The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) headquarters in Baghdad. ((Photo: CBI)

Iraq, U.S. Reach Understanding to Reinstate Restricted Banks to International Banking Channels